HELSINKI 2017 Nike Air Max Flair Blanche En ligne , Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- The main suspect of the Turku stabbings had been influenced by religious radicalism and wanted to join the Islamic State (IS), reported Finnish national broadcaster Yle on Wednesday.

The suspect, known to Finnish authorities as Abderrahman Mechkah, arrived in Finland in December 2016 to apply for asylum. Before the horrible attack, he had lived in the Pansio reception center in Turku, southwestern Finland.

According to Yle, during his stay at the reception center Acheter 2017 Homme Nike Air Max Flair Noir Grise , Mechkah was observed to have radical views and behavior, such as listening to radical sermons on his phone, claiming he had killed someone in Morocco, and making death threats when annoyed.

Mechkah had also searched information on how to join IS. He had been warned by the management of the reception center more than once about his behavior, said the report.

Yle said that Mechkah spent much of his time with a group of Moroccan men, who were suspected of having participated in the Turku stabbing attack.

Yle quoted witnesses as saying that an older man from abroad was observed to be with the group last winter. He seemed wealthy and to have exerted influence on younger members of the group.

People who knew Mechkah believed that other members of the group had helped deepen Mechkah's radicalization, and speculated that he might not have planned the attack alone.

Yle also said the suspect's real name was probably not Abderrahman Mechkah as he claimed to the police. According to German media Homme Air Max 2018 Elite Noir Blanche Pas Cher , before coming to Finland, Mechkah had lived in Germany, where he had used several different identities.

Mechkah is suspected of multiple stabbings in Turku last Friday that left two Finnish women dead and eight others injured.

At the court hearing on Tuesday, Mechkah admitted his action leading to two deaths but denied having committed murders.

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BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- China saw 17.2 million live births in 2017, the second year that all Chinese couples have been allowed two children Homme Air Max 2018 Elite Blanche Noir Pas Cher , down from 17.9 million in 2016, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

The birth rate dropped from 1,295 to 1,243 per 100,000 population. The NBS attributed the decline to 2.5 million fewer couples having first children.

FEWER MOTHERS, FEWER KIDS

The main demographic reason for the decline is a reduced number of women of childbearing age. According to Yuan Xin, a demographer with Nankai University nike air presto femme pas cher , the number of women aged 15 to 49 keeps dropping -- by 4 million in 2017. Furthermore younger women are less inclined to have a baby.

Fewer first children clearly diminishes the effect of a second-child policy. Since 2016, all couples have been allowed to have two children, bringing to an end to 40 years of single children.

A report published earlier this month by the Shanghai Women's Federation showed that over half of households with only one child did not want a second. Beyond demographics, the cost of having a child was chosen by 35.9 percent of those surveyed as the main reason for not having a child.

"It costs 20,000 (3,100 U.S. dollars) to 30,000 yuan a year for a family in a big city to raise a child from birth to college nike air presto homme pas cher , not including the parents' opportunity cost, time and energy," said Liang Jianzhang of Peking University.

Economic pressure was followed by health concerns, inadequate housing, career advancement and numerous other worries. A perceived lack of childcare facilities, quality education and medical care do not help matters.

Figures provided by the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) showed that 18.5 million babies were born in hospital in 2016, the highest since 2000 and 1.3 million more than 2015. About 45 percent of them had an older sibling.

China's population is expected to dwindle by as much as 800 nike air presto pas cher ,000 a year in the next decade, if the government does not do anything to stimulate people's desire to have children.

UNDER PRESSURE

If the balance of the population is to be maintained, the practical concerns of the public must be addressed.

"Families must be relieved of the pressure of bringing up a child, which basically means more kindergartens and better childcare facilities," said demographer Yuan.

For Fudan University's Ge Jianxiong, the raw birthrate is just one aspect of a complex problem.

"Take employment, for example. In places where female employees are in the majority nike air max 96 pas cher , such as schools, more staff are needed to fill the posts of those leaving to have children. This is just one issue that requires new policy," Ge said.